Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-07-22
Consistency, Thou Art a Jewel.
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upon that"

Mr.. Editor .-Anent the controversy now
going on in our county concerning the com
ing campaign for the Democratic nomina.
ton for Governor of Maryland, /, as one oil
the young Democracy of Montgomery
would like to submit to the voters of the
county, as we'll as to some ofthe paragraph.
ers at the county seat, a few pertinent que
ries and pointed suggestions.
In the first place, as to the advocacy OF
Mr. Roberts for Governor, which is being
INDUCED in by few FESTIVE spirits, journal.
istic and otherwise.
Now, while there is nothing to be urged
against Mr.. Roberts prejudicial to his char
| acter as man, his acts and abilities as n
statesman or his soundness as a party man,
| would like to know what this county has
in cemmen with him in this Gubernatorial
nghtY When and in what manner has he
shown any especial leaning toward the pc
cullar local interest of this community p
certainly for one fail to find in his public
record any act which gives him special
claims upon the suffrages of our party in
this county in this contest.
NOW compare, if You please, the aforego-
ing with the facts in the matter of the rela-
tions which Col Baughman sustains and
has sustained in party and personal sense
with this county, as we'll as to the balance
OF the tier of counties comprising the Sixth
Congressional District
In the first place, he is an eminent citizen
OF the same Congressional and Judicial dis
trlcts as ourselves. That be has presided
with activity over the trusts reposed in him
by our party, no well-informed citizen can
or Will deny. That he has entered with
vim, energy and consummate ability every
political fight ofa district character In which
me have Dpnn intaracfad for - .c
well known to require comment That he
accepted the nomination for Congress last
year in district at that time considered
hopelessly Republican, when it was almost
impossible to get any of the older leaders
10 represent the party at the sacrifice of
standing up to be knocked down, is a fact
fresh In the memory of every voter That
through his ability as campaigner, his
force as an orator before the people, and his
skill in dissecting the specious arguments
OF his willy opponent, together with his Wen
derful personal popularity with all classes,
he reduced the Republican majority about
thirteen hundred votes, needs but briefest
mention. That but for the factious opposi-
ton OF certain element (of pure personal
prejudice, &c.) in his own county, in con-
nectlon with our own, he would have been
trlumphantly elected cannot be doubted.
These and many other facts bearing upon
his public career point to him as the strong
est candidate in the western section of the
state, the very section above all others where
the Democracy most need strength in their
candidate, and the same facts point unerring-
ly to the truth that he is the undoubted
choice of the young Democracy of Western
Maryland, and the old Democracy too, for
that matter
These being the facts in the matter, and
no voter will attempt to dispute them, where
then is the necessity or desrabilty of our
going to another portion of the State in pur-
suit OF candidate suitable to receive our
voter On the contrary every political in
terest Of our county forbid such puerile
proceeding.
Shall We go squarey back on the man
who was SO recently eur standard bearer
and who made such magnificent fight in
our behalf? Shall we confess that the man
Of our choice last Fall is not our choice to.
day2 Shall we simply use such a man as
Col. Baughman in a hopeless fight when he
is willing to lay his head upon the block as
a sacrifice to heavy adverse majority sim
ply to serve as and then when zoe come 10 a
hight where results are far more certain,
throw ham overheard and go wandering
after strange gods in some remote part vi
the State? Mr.. Editor, common sense for
bids 1t, common political gratitude and hon.
esty, and above all, common political con-
ststency demand that We should give Col.
Baughman the unanimous support of the
party in this county.
July IS, 1897. Tom.